Here’s a list of what’s happened with the print media and monthly publications in the Tucson area: Arizona Daily Star — still printing daily, online at www.tucson.com Tucson Weekly – still printing every Thursday, www.tucsonweekly.com Arizona Daily Wildcat (University of Arizona) – stopped Wednesday publication after Spring Break (March 9 to 13), only online now … Read more
Prop. 205, Tucson Families Free & Together will be voted on in the General Election on Nov. 5, 2019. Info on this initiative from Ballotpedia: https://ballotpedia.org/Tucson,_Arizona,_Sanctuary_City_Initiative_(November_2019) A yes vote would be a vote in favor of the following: declaring in city code that Tucson is a sanctuary city; restricting law enforcement officers from actions to … Read more
The Tucson Weekly issued their endorsement today in the contested Democratic primary for the Ward 3 Council seat. Councilwoman Karin Uhlich is stepping down after 3 terms. The Weekly endorsed retired attorney Paul Durham, former Chief of Staff for Ward 6 Councilwoman Nina Trasoff.
Read their endorsement here: https://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/paul-durham-for-city-council/Content?oid=11123258.
Since November, 2016 there have been three art exhibits ongoing at the Tucson Desert Art Museum (TDART) on the WWII Japanese American internment camps, two which were here in Arizona (at Poston and at Gila River). I posted at the opening: https://blogforarizona.net/3-exhibitions-at-tucson-desert-art-museum-on-japanese-american-internment-during-wwii/
All exhibits are closing on April 30, 2017. TDART is open Wed. to Sundays 10 to 4 p.m., 7000 E. Tanque Verde Rd. (west of Sabino Canyon Rd.)
Particularly moving are lovely, solemn watercolors painted by Tokutaro “Kakunen” Tsuruoka (on loan from AZ Historical Society). Here’s one of Poston Relocation Center with the guard tower and barbed wire fence:
Also as part of this exhibit,
This is a hotly contested race of 7 people running for 3 unpaid seats on the TUSD Governing Board. There are lots of yellow signs around town, near the public schools about this campaign and the candidates. Incumbents Prof. Mark Stegeman (2 terms), Kristel Foster (1 term), Cam Juarez (1 term) are seeking re-election. Wrap … Read more